North by Northwest (1959)
It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"!
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 6 August 1959 |
| Genre | Thriller, Adventure |
| Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Starring | Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason |
| Runtime | 137 min |
| Rated | G |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.0/10 |
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What kind of watch this is
North by Northwest is a 1959 thriller that turns a simple case of mistaken identity into a 137-minute national emergency. Cary Grant plays an advertising man who gets hunted across the country because someone thinks he is a different person. The film treats this absurd premise with deadly seriousness, which is where the tension lives. Hitchcock stages the chase not just as a run, but as a series of increasingly ridiculous traps that Grant must walk through with his dignity intact. It is a film that trusts the audience to laugh at the setup while still sweating through the execution.
How it did with audiences
On TMDB, users give it an 8.0 out of 10. That is a high mark, but it lacks the specific vote count to show exactly how many people felt that way. The box office numbers are missing from the record, which is odd for a film that became a permanent fixture in living rooms. It stands as a quiet recommendation, devoid of the financial fanfare that usually accompanies a classic.
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